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A pair of dueling pistols from the court gunsmith of Nicholas I - Bertrand. Saint Petersburg. Mid-19th century.
A wonderful pair of cased, dueling pistols, the court gunsmith of Nicholas I, Jacob Bertrand, mid-19th century. Octagonal, smoothbore, 11 gauge pistols with fine, gilded engraving of floral motifs, Bertrand St. Petersburg - on the top of the barrel. Markings and serial numbers 205.1 and 205.2 on the bottom of the barrels. Finely crafted wooden handles. Complete set of tools for cleaning and loading. Packed in an original turnkey wooden box with brass decor. High quality cloth interior trim. Gun length: 44 cm.
Jacob Bertrand (? - 1849 (?), court and naval departmental gunsmith. In 1830 he started a business in Russia. In 1835–1840 he worked for Javale. At the Moscow exhibition of 1835 he exhibited guns and pistols, at the St. Petersburg exhibition of 1849 - hunting rifles . and the State Historical Museum.
Location: Gallery "Antiqon", Brivibas street 52, Riga, Latvia
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Country: Russia, St. Petersburg
Period: Mid-19th century
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Пара дуэльных пистолетов придворного оружейника Николая I - Bertrand. Санкт-Петербург. Середина XIX века.
Прекрасная пара гильзовых, дуэльных пистолетов, придворного оружейника Николая I, Якова Бертрана, середины 19 века. Восьмигранные, гладкоствольные, 11 калибра пистолеты с тонкой, золоченой гравировкой цветочными мотивами, Бертран Санкт-Петербург - на верхней части ствола. Маркировка и серийные номера 205.1 и 205.2 на стволах с низу. Деревянные рукояти изящной выделки. Полный комплект инструментов для чистки и заряжания. Уложены в оригинальный, деревянный ящик под ключ, с латунным декором. Внутренняя отделка сукна высокого качества. Длинна пистолета: 44 см.
Якоб Бертран (? - 1849 (?), придворный и Морской ведомственный оружейник. В 1830 году начал дело в России. В 1835–1840 работал у Жавале. На Московской выставке 1835 года выставлял ружья и пистолеты, на Петербургская выставка 1849 года - охотничьи ружья, карабин и большая двустволка, сделанная для размещения на яхтенной палубе. В 1836-1848 годах морские войска испытывали его казнозарядную винтовку. В 1844 году он изготовил ружье с серебряным украшением Великому Князю Михаилу Николаевичу (стоимость 300 рублей). Оружие мастера хранится в Государственном Эрмитаже и Государственном Историческом музее.
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